February 12, 2025|
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|10 months agoCyber-Defence Team Uncovers Aircraft Safety System Vulnerabilities
Swiss military's Cyber-Defence Campus identifies critical weaknesses in civil aviation collision warning systems, raising international safety concerns.
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- The Swiss Cyber-Defence Campus identified two critical vulnerabilities in the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II.
- Researchers successfully triggered false collision warnings in a pilot cockpit using a certified processor and radio setup.
- The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) classified one of the vulnerabilities as 'severe.'
- Currently, no technical countermeasures are available to fix these vulnerabilities.
- TCAS II is mandatory for all civil aircraft weighing 5.7 tonnes or more.
By The Numbers
2
vulnerabilities identified
5.7 tonnes
minimum aircraft weight
They Said
"This assessment is groundbreaking for other regions... including Europe."